My son LOVES chocolate, even more than I do, so… it’s serious. Though, I am pretty committed.
I have this sign in my kitchen, “When Mom has a bad day, everyone gets chocolate.” It’s a reference to, “When mom has a bad day, eveyone has a bad day.” This sign is a reminder to me that I don’t need to take my bad day out on others– we can just resolve it over chocolate.😊
For my son’s 13th birthday, he requested a Chocolate Iron Chef where we cook and he and his friends judge the winners. So while they were out jumping on the trampoline and goofing off we were working up a sweat, trying to win.
I claimed baking the cake because that is my right as mother. I also chose an entree to try to keep something palatable on the table. Since the requirement was, that everything made for dinner that night had to include chocolate, I didn’t want to send home a crew of hungry boys.
The menu went as follows…
Cookie Appetizer (my daughter’s entry)
Crepes (my entry)
Chocolate Fried Chicken (my husband’s entry)
Followed up with a Brick Street Chocolate Cake and ice cream. (also my entry)
The winner?? may surprise you, was the Chocolate Fried Chicken!
My husband said, “Take pictures, you’re going to want to post about this.” I said, “I only post things that are good.” I really didn’t think his would work – though it was daring. But it was amazingly good and the kids devoured them (chocolate and non-chocolate). So my husband won for daring and good taste.
Personally I feel I already won because I pulled off this awesome cake, but my son said he was only judging dinner and so it was disqualified –
I know!!!
For what other reason do I pour hours into a cake, than to win? But in all honesty, I love the big smiles and completely enjoy making my children’s birthday cakes.
The cake was enjoyed by everyone and then guarded by our new teenager with a sign that read, “I am watching you!” to make sure he got to finish it off –
That’s how I know I won, actions speak louder than words.
How much do you love chocolate, what would you have made for a Chocolate Iron Chef? Share you comments, I know there are chocolate recipes that would be amazing here.
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